Uh, yes he did. Whether he intended to or not.
he simply acted to do what he thought was right, to save something he loved, with full intention, I'm sure, of surviving... and it didn't work out.
Yes, and people so coked up that they think they can fly jump of buildings, with full intention, I'm sure, of surviving. It generally doesn't work out for them either.
Look, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This man's attitude, while motivated indeed by a kernel of compassion, was flat-out dumb. It's the same attitude that costs people's lives when they swerve to miss a squirrel while driving.
There are people who take action without hesitation, and there are people who stand agape and watch life go by, always second guessing the 'doers' and using people like this man as a justification for their passive, lazy, selfish attitudes.
Then there are people who stupidly jump in front of oncoming trains to save a damn dog.
Standing by and watching life works for many of us, but sometimes we need people who are doers.
What a load of self-righteous crap. This guy left a wife and a daughter behind with his "doing". If that's "doing", then we ought to be encouraging a lot less of it.
Oh there's a whole lot of smug self-righteousness goin' on... but I don't think the worst of it is coming from me :~D